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Naomi Watts will soon appear in an 'incredible' movie based on the true story of a paralysed woman's life-saving relationship with a magpie.

Speaking to Sunrise on Tuesday, the 52-year-old actress spoke of the lengths the filmmakers went to in order to tell Samantha Bloom's story in the 'most authentic' way possible.

She said it was incredible working alongside - and portraying - the 'extraordinary woman', who struck up an unlikely friendship with a young and wounded magpie after an accident in Thailand left her paralysed from the chest down.

'Obviously Sam is someone who's suffered a lot, deeply, and so I just wanted to do the right thing by her,' Naomi said.

'I was nervous but she couldn't have been more generous, and it was a beautiful friendship that formed as well.' 

The Hollywood star explained that 'multiple birds', who were all 'supremely trained', were used to play Penguin the magpie in the movie.

'We had a little bit of CGI and animatronics were needed, but they just kept performing,' Naomi said.